Under the primary supervision of Ms Ira Ovesen, Deputy Representative of UNFPA China, the UN Volunteers will undertake the following tasks:

Programme Coordination including:

1. Provide coordination, communication and administrative support to the Chair, the Secretariat, and members of the UNTGY to jointly deliver the annual work plan for the adolescent and youth programme, including but not limited to online and offline events organization, advocacy activities, knowledge products, and youth engagement, etc.
2. Provide assistance to coordination, communication, liaison, and administration to regular and ad hoc UNTGY meetings and joint activities.

Cross-agencies programme management, including

3. Provide technical and administrative support on knowledge products management such as the development of a youth situation analysis in coordination with youth, various UN agencies and external experts.
4. As part of the UNTGY team, work across UN thematic and results groups on certain topics and occasions.
5. Provide translation support on meetings and relevant documents from Chinese to English and vice- versa.

Partnership Management, including

6. Support the development and partnership building on the Generation Unlimited (GenU), including but not limited to event organization, resource mobilization, liaison with partners in diverse backgrounds, and documents drafting and reporting.
7. Assist the operationalization of the UN Strategy on Youth through ongoing agency-led initiatives, as well as through the development of new joint knowledge management, advocacy, and partnership initiatives.

Others:
8. Perform other duties as required by the UNTGY Secretariat and the Chair.
9. Support Adolescent and Youth (A&Y) programmes at UNFPA as per required by the UNFPA Programme Analyst on A&Y

Requirements:

Furthermore, UNVs are encouraged to:
● Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and taking an active part in UNV activities (for instance, IVD celebration events);
● Get acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
● Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking;
● Contribute news and articles on field experiences and submit them to UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
● Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UNV volunteers;
● Promote online volunteering and encourage individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering Service whenever technically feasible.

Results/Expected Output:
1. Successful coordination, communication and administrative support to the Chair, the Secretariat, and members of the UNTGY, to jointly deliver the annual work plan for the adolescent and youth programme.

2. Satisfactory facilitation of meaningful youth involvement and participation in all outcome areas of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF).
3. Delivered meeting minutes and accomplishment of UNTGY meetings and joint activities in time with high quality.
4. Satisfactory translation of meetings and relevant documents from Chinese to English and vice-versa.
5. Completed knowledge products, such as the development of a youth situation analysis in coordination with youth, UN agencies and external experts.
6. Completed other duties performed as required by the UNTGY Secretariat and the Chair.
7. Provided support to UNFPA A&Y programmes and office-wide activities.
8. Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment.
9. A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed

☒ Accountability
☒ Adaptability and Flexibility
☒ Building Trust
☒ Commitment and Motivation
☒ Communication
☒ Creativity
☒ Empowering Others
☒ Ethics and Values
☒ Integrity
☒ Knowledge Sharing
☒ Leadership
☒ Planning and Organizing
☒ Professionalism
☒ Respect for Diversity
☒ Self-Management
☒ Technological Awareness
☒ Vision
☒ Working in Teams

● Demonstrated interest and/or experience in programme/project designing, coordination, implementation, administration, event organization, communications, and/or research
● Proven knowledge of the United Nations system and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with interests in working in international development, youth development, leadership, and participation
● Experience with the non-for-profit sector in capacity of studies, volunteer work or internship would be highly regarded
● Strong analytical and writing skills in both English and Chinese
● Initiative, sound judgment and demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with staff members from different national and cultural backgrounds.
● Excellent skills in communications, events planning and implementation, with innovative, can-do attitude and detail-oriented work approaches.